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Ilona Black is the oldest daughter of the Pirate King. All her life, she's wanted to be a great pirate captain, just like her father. When she's finally given the chance, however, things go terribly wrong- Ilona's younger siblings have been captured and now it's up to her to get them back.

All hope seems lost until she happens to meet the wickedly handsome Prince Mason who is having his own bad luck. He has been promised to marry a princess who he is quite certain is evil. He has no way to escape the marriage but once he meets the beautiful pirate Captain he comes up with a plan that will help them both. He will marry the daughter of the cruel king who took Ilona's siblings.

They sail away and the plan seems perfect. Mason will escape the evil princess and Ilona will get her siblings back.

But what happens when they start to fall for each other and put their whole plan in jeopardy? And what if their ship never reaches its destination at all?

The Prince and The Pirate

"Come on, Mace," Ilona said the words, feeling hot tears slide over her cheeks. "Come on, my love!"

After spending a lifetime on the water, Ilona had seen more people nearly drown than she could ever count. She knew what to do to help them and she would do it now. She put the heel of one hand against Mason's chest and locked her other hand over it. She braced herself beside him and pushed down hard.

The world around them fell away as Ilona performed chest compressions on the man before her. The roar of the ocean was gone. The threat of the dragons overhead was gone. Even the freezing cold and pain she felt all over seemed to have momentarily vanished.

Ilona's hands came off his chest only long enough for her to tilt his head backward and pinch his nose. She took a deep breath and locked her mouth over his. How she wished he would simply wake up and bring her lips to his for a kiss instead.

Just Breathe